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Sebastian Vettel declared on the radio he is "back on track" after winning Sunday's European grand prix. Full story...

A furious Fernando Alonso has accused FIA stewards of manipulating Sunday's European grand prix. Full story...

Ho-Pin Tung is set to make his grand prix weekend debut at the wheel of a Renault. Full story...

Chad Hurley has done little to dampen speculation he is still interested in entering formula one. Full story...

The 'proximity wing' for 2011 has been designed with safety in mind, FOTA technical chairman Ross Brawn insists. Full story...

That number is still fresh in my head from the last time I was really, really impressed with the highway cruising mileage of a big SUV. The model in question was a diesel-powered BMW X5 xDrive35d-- and the figure was recorded after cruising at a sustained 111 km/h between Barrie and Parry Sound, Ontario last fall. Full story...

IRVINE, Calif. - Solidifying its position in social media, Kia Motors America (KMA) is furthering its online presence by teaming up with marketing agency SocialVibe and the popular Facebook®-hosted game PetVille, created by leading online game provider Zynga. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall 17,000 Lexus HS 250h vehicles from model year 2010 after discovering excess fuel leakage during government rear-impact crash tests. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to recall 17,000 Lexus HS 250h vehicles from model year 2010 after discovering excess fuel leakage during government rear-impact crash tests. Full story...

Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week. Full story...

Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA were honored here this week as the winners of the first annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R. Full story...

Under orders from President Takanobu Ito, automaker's engineers are redoubling fuel economy push, exploring stop-start technology, turbochargers and expanding continuously variable transmissions. Full story...

Former Reagan budget guru and auto industry investor David Stockman is among a growing number of executives who have been indicted for corporate crimes in recent years and then had the charges dropped. Full story...

Kyle Busch's return to the NASCAR Nationwide series was a success as he became the only repeat winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the all-time lap-leader (8117) in NASCAR's junior series. Full story...

Nico Rosberg's face was thunder in Valencia on Saturday after qualifying just twelfth. Full story...

Two Red Bull on top in the qualifying session, Sebastian Vettel in front of Mark Webber with only 0.075 of seconde. Full story...

David Coulthard agrees with Jarno Trulli that the 'proximity rear wings' due to debut next year are potentially a risk to safety. Full story...

As reported by Toyota Canada Inc. Toyota Canada Inc. today filed a Voluntary Safety Campaign with Transport Canada to recall 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h vehicles to address a compliance issue with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 301. As part of its annual compliance testing program, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently conducted a test of the 2010 model year HS 250h. The test involved striking the vehicle with a deformable barrier from the rear at approximately 80 km/h. The vehicle is struck by a moving deformable barrier with a 70 per cent overlap. As part of the test, the vehicle was then rotated on its longitudinal axis incrementally to each successive increment of 90 degrees. During the rotation, the vehicle exhibited fuel spillage that exceeded the requirement in the standard. During vehicle development, Lexus tested the HS 250h using the same protocol and found the vehicles to comply fully with CMVSS 301. Lexus is currently working to identify the reason for the different test results and the cause of this noncompliance. At the present time, Lexus has not identified a remedy to address this Full story...

Michael Schumacher this week accused British pundits of exaggerating their criticisms in the wake of his performance in the Canadian grand prix. Full story...

A few-year-old BMW formula one car could be used for initial Pirelli tyre testing. Full story...